A surreal sausage dog. A family car overflowing with memories. A mini-golf course that swaps immaculate greens for colour and chaos. At Parramatta Lanes, art doesn’t wait behind a gallery door.
From 21–24 October 2026, discover installations, live performance and playful encounters across the CBD. Give yourself time to explore, because several of this year’s works invite you to do more than just look.
Meet Benjamin Akuila’s PurseZilla
PurseZilla transforms Benjamin Akuila's ceramic tiki-mask purses into a giant inflatable artwork. The Westmead-born artist of Tongan and Irish descent uses humour to explore culture, identity and belonging within the Tongan-Australian community.
The title is a nod to Godzilla and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, hinting at the scale, glamour and playful spirit behind the work. Come for the spectacle, then take a closer look at the stories behind this oversized purse.
Play a round at The Great Putty Pop-Up
At Eat Street Car Park, Rosie Deacon and Jen Denzin turn mini golf into an artwork you can play. The Great Putty Pop-Up: Art Mini Golf features six fantastic holes, from underwater coral gardens to kitsch koalas.
Deacon's colourful sculptural worlds meet Denzin's playful use of found objects and reclaimed plastics. Whether you're keeping score or taking in the details, expect surprises around every corner.
Follow the curves of OURO
At Eat Street Car Park, OURO transforms the ancient symbol of the ouroboros, a serpent swallowing its own tail, into a giant sausage dog winding through the city.
Created by artists Samuel Kim (Sam Absurd) and Lawrence Liang, the playful installation features five connected sections that form the dog's head, tail and looping body. Bold graphics inspired by the Buddhist cycle of rebirth wrap around each piece, inviting visitors to wander, sit and explore. The collaboration began when the artists met through Parramatta Lanes in 2023.
Discover The Car That Carried Home
Western Sydney artist Marian Abboud brings her late father's 1964 Isuzu Bellett to Eat Street Car Park, turning a cherished family vehicle into a story of migration, memory and care.
Restored by her family, the car is filled with crates and boxes of fruit and vegetables, recalling childhood trips to Flemington Markets. Each festival night, live performances developed with Abboud's sisters, cousins and invited participants bring those memories into the present through washing, cutting, preserving, sharing and eating.
Part installation, part live performance, it's a deeply personal story grounded in Western Sydney.
